The Sweeney (2012)

A hardened detective in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan police. Based on the '70s UK TV show.

Director:

Nick Love

Writers:

Nick Love, John Hodge

Stars:

Ray Winstone, Plan B, Hayley Atwell

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ray Winstone	...	DI Jack Regan
Plan B	...	George Carter (as Ben Drew)
Hayley Atwell	...	DC Nancy Lewis
Steven Mackintosh	...	DCI Ivan Lewis
Paul Anderson	...	Francis Allen
Alan Ford	...	Harry
Damian Lewis	...	DCI Frank Haskins
Caroline Chikezie	...	DC Kara Clarke
Allen Leech	...	DC Simon Ellis
Ronnie Fox	...	Johnny Wextru
Michael Wildman	...	Evelyn Simmonds
Steven Waddington	...	DC Nathan Miller
Kevin Michaels	...	Makin Trebolt
Kara Tointon	...	Megan Barret
Tayo Walker-Allen	...	Neil

Storyline

Jack Regan is a slobbish, old style cop whose unsubtle methods usually get results, to the annoyance of internal affairs officer Lewis, who would be even more annoyed if he knew that Regan was having an affair with his young wife, policewoman Nancy. After Regan disobeys orders and a shoot-out in central London following a bank hold-up ends in carnage, he is stripped of office and briefly imprisoned. However, thanks to the loyalty of his young protege George Carter and a little string pulling from his superior Frank Haskins, Regan is released to bring down the villains in a gun battle at Gravesend marina, ensuring the continued existence of his department - the Sweeney.

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Plot Keywords:

sex scene | bank | flying squad | internal affairs | london metropolitan police | 

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Taglines:

The Dark Side Of London's Metropolitan Police Force.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language throughout and some sexual content

Did You Know?

Trivia

Top Gear (2002) UK filmed a segment (series 18, episode 3) where they assisted in filming a chase scene for the film.

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Goofs

Just before the officer who is shot in the Gallery/Museum's offices is fired upon behind him are two empty fire extinguisher brackets - yet a few minutes later when Regan checks him the foam & CO2 extinguishers have appeared from nowhere back on their brackets. (Possibly removed to avoid the stuntman colliding with them when 'shot')

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Quotes

DI Jack Regan: We've gotta flop on that jug that Harry was talking about.

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Connections

Featured in Projector: The Sweeney (2012)

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Soundtracks

Crossover
Written by Oliver Jones, Katy B (as Katie Brien), Adebenga Adejurno, Arthur Smith & Sam Frank
Performed by Magnetic Man ft Katy B

User Reviews

Implausible

The dialogue was fine and the acting was fine, but I don't believe that an elite police squad, even London police, can be so incompetent.

Is it realistic that a group of police trained in the use of firearms should not actually be any good in shooting those firearms? The action scenes remind me of the old TV show, "The A-Team", where guns are blazing but no one seems to get hurt. Or, rather, it would, except that the bad guys have apparently been paying attention at the firing range. Surely in a real police organization, people who couldn't shoot straight, whose tactics were amateurish, who had no regard for public safety, and who had difficulty with the idea of calling for backup, should not be allowed out on the streets. More than that, I find it incomprehensible that a training program would be allowed to exist that produced such people as the end result.

As fine as the actors are, this movie does no credit to the UK police service.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

UK

Language:

English Serbian

Release Date:

1 March 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Sweeney

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

GBP3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,321, 3 March 2013

Gross USA:

$26,650

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,708,312

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vertigo Films, Embargo Films, Exponential Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1